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Laurel Park (race course), Laurel; Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium (only held during state fair, late August-early September) Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore (site of the Preakness Stakes, second jewel in the "Triple Crown" of thoroughbred horse racing)
Race meetings were increasingly advertised in the press, and by 1750 even the English Racing Calendar advertised some 71 Irish events. [18] The origin of the Steeplechase was a 4.5 mile match race between Buttevant and Doneraile, County Cork, across natural countryside, beginning and ending at the eponymous steeples of each of the towns.
Racecourses in the Republic of Ireland. Irish horse racing is run on an All Ireland basis, so both the 25 courses in the Republic of Ireland and the 2 courses in Northern Ireland fall under the aegis of Horse Racing Ireland.
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI; Irish: Rásaíocht Capaill na hÉireann) is the governing body of horse racing on the island of Ireland. It is based in the Curragh, County Kildare, next to the racecourse of that name. HRI was founded in 2001, succeeding the Irish Horseracing Authority, itself the 1994 successor to the Racing Board founded in 1945. [1]
Race Name Type Racecourse Distance † Age 2024-25 winner November: Ladbrokes Champion Chase: Chase: Down Royal: 3m: 5yo + Envoi Allen: November: Morgiana Hurdle: Hurdle: Punchestown: 2m: 4yo + Brighterdaysahead November: John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase: Chase: Punchestown: 2m 4f: 5yo + Fact To File Nov / Dec: Drinmore Novice Chase ...
Doncaster Cup (world's oldest race) Eclipse Stakes; Derby Stakes (aka Epsom Derby) Oaks Stakes (aka Epsom Oaks) Goodwood Cup; International Stakes; July Cup; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes; Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (British Champions Mile) Royal Ascot: Day 1 (2015–Present): Queen Anne Stakes; Coventry Stakes; King's Stand Stakes ...
The Curragh Racecourse is a flat racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland. The racecourse is home to Ireland’s five most important flat races, known as the Classics. Racing takes place 23 days each year from the end of March until late October. Guided tours of the venue are available outside of race days.
A list of notable flat horse races that take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland. This list includes all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern programme. Race distances are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards.